The mission of Chamberlain College of Nursing is the provision of quality and innovative health care education programs that are delivered with exceptional service, accountability and integrity. The College offers programs with a strong historical foundation, broad general education background, and clinical practice that culminate in compassionate and clinically proficient graduates. The College is committed to fostering personal growth, career mobility, community service, and leadership among health care professionals.

Purpose:

1. Provide educational programs that prepare graduates for professional and compassionate practice in a variety of health care settings entailing different degrees of competency and responsibility.
2. Provide learners with curricula and teaching modalities that develop written and oral communication skills, promote critical thinking and judgment, enhance the appreciation of cultural diversity in society, support the holistic and spiritual nature of the individual, enrich the individual student’s general educational foundation, and provide the basic skills necessary for lifelong learning.
3. Encourage commitment to personal and professional development, extra-curricular activities, service to the community, and civic and political responsibilities.
4. Honor the College’s historical foundations in the provision of educational programs.
5. Maintain a collegiate environment that is safe, evidences mutual accountability, responsibility, and freedom of inquiry to stimulate intellectual growth among all constituents, and that provides the necessary structure and resources to continue to fulfill the mission.
6. Attract academically able students of all ages, races, and backgrounds and ensure the necessary services that will enable them to succeed.
7. Attract and retain academically and experientially prepared faculty and staff who facilitate student learning and contribute to professional and community activities.
8. Collaborate with health care providers and employers of nurses to promote evidence-based practice that enhances quality health care delivery.